GLOBAL DIAGNOSIS: A NEW VISION OF DENTAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING

CATEGORY 2 - 6 CE CREDITS

Course Outline:

With the increased emphasis on interdisciplinary treatment in recent years, the deficiencies associated with traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment planning have become more evident and problematic. Historically, the treatment plan was primarily dictated by information provided by study casts which were mounted on a sophisticated articulator in centric relation.

At that time in history, the primary tools available for treating the complex restorative patient were functional crown lengthening surgery and increasing the verticaldimension of occlusion. The treatment plan was simply based on restorative space, anterior tooth coupling and resistance and retention form of the final preparations, with no focus on placing the teeth in the correct position in the face. Practitioners did not have access to advanced periodontal, orthodontic, orthognathic surgery and plastic surgery tools that are current available.

With the advent and common usage of these new treatment modalities, the historical method of diagnosis and treatment planning is no longer adequately serving our profession. It is the purpose of this course to provide a systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment planning for the complex interdisciplinary dental patient with a common language that may be used by the orthodontist, periodontist, and oral and maxillofacial surgeon, as well as the restorative dentist.

The four Global Diagnoses which dictate all interdisciplinary treatment planning will be defined. A set of questions will then be presented whch will aid the interdisciplinary team in the diagnosis and treatment planning of the complex dental patient.

1. Global Diagnosis
2. Communication with specialists
3. Principles of Esthetics
4. A systematic approach to facial, esthetic, and functional diagnoses

Global Diagnoses:

1. Short or Hyperactive Maxillary Lip
2. Altered Passive Eruption
3. Dentoalveolar Extrusion
4. Skeletal Deficiency
5. Combination

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe 4 Global Diagnoses
2. Describe the "5 CORE Questions" with their corresponding treatment options
3. Complete a Global diagnosis form which will lead to a comprehensive diagnosis
4. Communicate with the interdisciplinary team

Biography:

Dr. J.  William Robbins, DDS, MA maintains a full-time private practice and is Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Dental School in 1973. He completed a rotating internship at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Leavenworth, Kansas and 2-year General Practie Residency at the VA Hospital in San Diego, CA. Dr. Robbins has published over 80 articles, abstracts, and chapters on a wide range of dental subjects and has lectured in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, MIddle East and Africa. He co-authored a textbook, "Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach" which is published by Quintessence and is in its 4th edition. He recently co-authored a new textbook "Global Diagnosis: A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning", which is also published by Quintessence. He has won several awards including the Presidential Teaching Award at the University of Texas Health Science  Center, the 2002 Texas Dentist of the Year Award, the 2003 Honorary Thaddeus V. Weclew Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry, the 2010 Saul Schluger Award given by the Seattle Dental Club, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry 2015 President's Award, the 2016 Academy of Operative Dentistry Award of Excellence. He is a diplomate of the American Board of General Dentistry. He is past president of the American Board of General Dentistry, the Academy of Opeative Dentistry, the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.